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WWUS82 KRAH 050229
SPSRAH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1029 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
NCZ042-043-078-050330-
JOHNSTON NC-WAYNE NC-WILSON NC-
1029 PM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WAYNE
SOUTHWESTERN WILSON AND
JOHNSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EDT...
AT 1029 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SMITHFIELD, MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GOLDSBORO, SMITHFIELD, FREMONT, WALNUT CREEK, MICRO, SELMA, FOUR
OAKS, PINE LEVEL, KENLY AND PRINCETON.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 95 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 107 AND 87.
INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 330 AND 340.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3531 7783 3525 7823 3525 7827 3529 7830
3526 7839 3527 7850 3530 7852 3570 7841
3572 7808 3537 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 354DEG 16KT 3559 7831
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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